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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "TUNG M.HANS" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <tungmatthans951@singapore-11.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2011 21:37:10 +0100
Subject: WILL.

Good day,

I am Mr.Tung Matt Hans,trained and working as an Account's Officer

with the Development Bank of Singapore(DBS).I write to contact you

about a foreign businessman/investor bearing the same name as yours,

who passed away here in Singapore over a decade ago,leaving behind

an estate/capital of US$12.8Million with our Bank.

However,the investor died intestated,no next-of-kin and untill date,

nobody has came forward to lay any form of claim for this inheritance.

I soon will be going on retirement and have decided to work with you

to secure this inheritance.I have made serious findings and reserches

over the years about this fund,with regard the possiblilities of

someone coming up for this claim to no avail,meaning,the fund will be

lying down here in the bank intil confiscation.I had to do all this

findings to be double sure of safety.

If you are interested in cooperating with me kindly reply me at once

through my private email with the following information below:

i.RE-CONFIRM YOUR COMPLETE/FULL NAMES:
ii.CURRENT CONTACT ADDRESS:
iii.YOUR AGE:
iv.TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER:
v.OCCUPATION:
vi.MARITAL STATUS:
vii.YOUR NEXT OF KIN.


Upon hearing from you I will unfold more details and how we will commence

with the transaction in which I have propose 20% offer for you.I strongly

believe my offer is fine with you,otherwise,you can make your own offer

and if it's considerable we can proceed immidiately.I will be coming to

see you immidiately the trasfer is done for the sharing.

Best regards,

Tung M.Hans.

email:- tungmatthans951@singapore-11.com

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